Pharmacology is an integral part of modern medicine. Once students have entered clinics in the application phase of medical school, it can be beneficial to integrate advanced Pharmacology into a training portfolio. The course will be entirely recorded so that students in clinical rotations have maximum flexibility for learning styles. The Advanced Clinical Pharmacology elective will return to prototype drugs from earlier courses, expand on the features of different therapeutic approaches and examine recent cutting-edge developments.

A study of ethical issues related to professional roles, especially those of physicians and lawyers. Among the topics to be considered are the nature and justification of professional responsibilities and duties; obligations of professions to society; the professional-client relationship and its rights and obligations; enforcement of codes of ethics.

This course examines the moral dilemmas which arise from the production, distribution and consumption of food in modern societies. Various theoretical positions, such as Libertarianism, Utilitarianism, and Egalitarianism, are examined. In addition the course will consider how the right of everyone to an adequate diet can be justified as well as what that right implies for public policy decisions.

A study of representative texts and issues in Islamic and Jewish philosophy with special attention to the historical continuity with the Greek philosophical tradition and the interrelations of thinkers and problems. Possible topics: the commensurability of philosophy and (revealed) law, the creation or eternity of the world, the nature of prophecy, the human good, the nature of God and divine language.

An introduction to feminist philosophical theory, including feminist treatments of various questions in metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and value theory, such as: the nature (if any) of the self; the role of perspectives in knowledge; the nature of reason and the criteria for justification in argumentation; feminist theories of morality and feminist theories of social justice.

An examination of the theories and methods utilized by historians with special attention to the problems of laws and explanations in history, the nature of historical knowledge and narrative, and the roles of causal judgments and historical understanding. Attention will also be given to theoretical interpretations of history as offered by Marx, Hegel, Toynbee and others.

This is the first concentrated course in the Experiential Education program designed to provide students a structured, supervised program of participation in the practice of pharmacy and the clinical use of drugs in an ambulatory care setting. The primary goal is to provide early exposure to the philosophy and practice of ambulatory pharmacy and clinical use of drugs within a community pharmacy. During this rotation, each student will participate in all aspects of pharmacy practice within the community pharmacy, including medication use systems and direct patient care.

This is the first concentrated course in the Experiential Education program designed to provide students a structured, supervised program of participation in the practice of pharmacy and the clinical use of drugs in an institutional setting. The primary goal is to provide early exposure to the philosophy and practice of institutional pharmacy and clinical use of drugs within a hospital pharmacy. During this rotation, each student will participate in all aspects of pharmacy practice within the hospital pharmacy, including medication use systems and direct patient care.

This is the third course in the six-semester Patient-Centered Care Experience (PaCE) course sequence that is part of the pre-APPE curriculum. The PaCE course structure integrates PY1, PY2, and PY3 students into concurrent weekly laboratory sessions and intermittent complementary experiential fieldwork experiences. The course is designed to assist in developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to fulfill the professional and technical responsibilities necessary to provide patient-centered care and manage the medication use system.

This course provides an overview of the interaction between pharmaceuticals/pharmacists and two disciplines: public health and public policy. The course will begin with an introduction to public health, including an overview of public health metrics and research methods. The rest of the course is devoted to public policy formulation, implementation and analysis. The impact of various health-related policies will be explored from local, state, national and global perspectives.